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I’m thinking of getting into chainsaw milling, i want to turn odd lumps of oak into beams, gateposts that kind of thing. I’ve got a husqvarna 365 that can take 28” bar according to the book. Apparently you loose 4” of bar in the jig leaving 24” for cutting. Does anyone have any advice on...

What’s the best way of cutting 4mm single glazing? I want to make a load of old odd shaped panes into 200x250mm panes. I have used the cheap silver line wheel and oil cutters with indifferent results but maybe that was my technique. I see there are glass cutting wheels for grinders. Are these...

I am making a bed, I am going to use the bed nuts like these from Axminster in the bed rails. http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-bed-bolt-nuts-pkt-2-ax364429?sel=600907 With a hex headed bolt hidden in the bed leg. I will also use a shallow mortice in the leg to locate the rail. Should I...

Couple of years ago I asked on here about wheelbarrows as I was trashing them renovating my house, concreting, laying gravel roads, moving stone around ect. My muttered response to all your suggestions of what to buy was "bought it, trashed it, flung it." Not trying to be disrespectful but it...

Hi. I have made pine cupboard doors by mortice and tenoning the frames together and grooving them internally to accommodate 12mm tongue and groove or ply. I use 32mm planed red pine for the frames and every so often a door warps so badly I have to make another which is a pain. I have some tall...

Hi all. Bit of an odd one but maybe someone can help. Not a usual topic on here but it's still metal working. Will try to explain clearly for those not familiar with rifle shooting. I am trying to zero an air rifle. The pellets strike the target low and the scope has run out of "up" adjustment...

Making some internal doors tomorrow. Which should I go for? 4 Ledges no braces, this would look nicer. Or 3 ledges 2 braces, stronger. Can do either, which and why?

Hi I am replacing the sill on a wooden conservatory as it has rotted. I made up new sills to match the old but am not sure how to mark the angles where the sills join as the conservatory is octagonal. How do I mark them for cutting? I could copy the angle on the existing sills but not easy as...

Hi I need to make 2 windows for a customer. I have always made sash windows in the past as they are most common locally, hardly ever see casements. Have priced for sashes to match the other windows in the house but customer has now asked if I could do casements. The windows are facing the sea...

Yes I know I could make one, I have made loads of doors but the customer wants lots of small windows and would be pretty time consuming and expensive so am looking at buying a ready made door and fitting that. Problem is the door is 76 1/2 " x 31" and there's no easy way to modify the door...

Just cut thirty inch by 2 by 3 mortices in 3x3 softwood for some gates I am making. Using a corded drill and chisel. Took all afternoon (hammer) . I am doing quite a lot of this and want a mortice machine. I have used a router in the past but prefer the drill method. Most of my mortices are...

The best quality posts I can get are sawn larch 3"x3" but have had problems in the past with them twisting as they are hammered in. It's for post and rail fencing so obviously they need to be square to the fence so the rails can be hammered on. Don't want to dig holes and concrete, 25 to do...

I use old registered mortice chisels for nearly everything chisel related. The ash handled iron hoop type you can get new from various makers (crown and expensive) but mine are old Marples, Ward, Toga and Sorby I think. They are mostly fine. Good steel and very strong but I've come across a...

Had some eclipse ones but they haven't lasted so need replacements. The Sealey ones look good, mid priced at £17 each for 1200mm ones but can't find any feedback from users good or bad. They look pretty solid. Anyone used these?

I always use glue but don't use all the way through dowels for exterior stuff and because I struggle to get decent dowel. I have used wedges both either side of the tenon and in the middle but again making wedges is a bit off a faff. Whenever I have tried drawboring in green oak for instance...

Got a wee 10" spear and Jackson tenon saw one of the later ones. It was blunt but hadn't been sharpened before, 3 strokes to each gullet and it cut a treat. The thin steel back didn't give much weight so I added a piece of lead flashing which I folded round the spine. Cuts very well now, best...

Making some outbuilding doors and want to use hinges for speed but I can never find strong ones locally in black, they are all cheap and nasty. Anyone got any recommendations for internet supplier? They will be on the inside of the door. Also any reason not to use rim locks? I usually use...

The Lone ranger and Tonto pitch their tent on the prarie and go to sleep. They wake up but it's still dark. Tonto says, "look at all those stars, what that mean to you lone ranger?" "Well I can see that the planet mercury is aligned with mars which means I am going to have some conflict in my...

How best to do this? The gate has to swing up as it opens. Not too steep a slope around 4" over 5' but gate has to sit close to ground as possible for rabbit prevention! Any help appreciated.

Hi all, I'm preparing for a lean to greenhouse against a rough stone wall. Greenhouse installers want goalpost type frame against the wall made of 2"x4" to attach the greenhouse to which has to be plumb and level. Lead flashing will cover it but wondering what the best timber would be. I want...